Exchequer secretary to the Treasury James Murray said it was ‘absolutely not the case’ that Number 10 had wanted Ms Abbott to out of the party.

Natural England, National Trust and The National Lottery Heritage Fund have launched a new programme to bring millions of ...

Plans to create the first championship-standard links golf course in Northern Ireland for more than 100 years have been announced. Hospitality group Galgorm Collection is investing £30 million in ...

The chief inspector of prisons also said the backlog in sentencing calculations at HMP Pentonville has seen some prisoners ...

The call by Butterfly Conservation comes after the charity declared an ’emergency’ last year following record low counts for ...

One child has died and several people are being treated in hospital for serious injuries after a coach returning from a school trip to Exmoor Zoo slid down a 20ft bank in Somerset.

The Good Food Guide has unveiled its list of Britain’s 100 Best Local Restaurants 2025, with Brassica in Beaminster named among the best in the South West. Based on The Square in the town, Brassica ...

The VS Pride crude oil tanker was photographed off Weymouth beach by keen photographer Dave Stephens. She was anchored at Portland and was then setting out to head to Montreal in Canada - a whopping 3 ...

Experience Stranger Folk at Kingston Lacy, Dorset: a free family-friendly digital adventure for kids aged 7–12, running 1 Oct–9 Nov ...

A quiz night is being held to raise funds for cats in need. The event will support the Cats Protection Dorset Cat Centre and take place at the Pure Drop pub on Wimborne Road East in Ferndown on ...

Tesco Dorset launches Stronger Starts: donation bags, bill rounding, and free kids’ meals to support families and food banks via FareShare ...

How will the Dorset road network cope with all the extra visitors to Weymouth and Portland that new investment will bring, a letter writer asks ...